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World History
Active History - school projects site for Year 7 through to AS and A level
http://www.activehistory.co.uk/

Eyewitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/

BBC History - packed with information on a wide range of history subjects. Includes activities and games, and chats and forums for debating or asking questions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history

Channel 4 History - history topics relating to Channel 4 programmes and forums for chatting, debating and asking questions
http://www.channel4.com/history

Current Value of Old Money - links to useful sources for asking "how much would a specified amount of money at a certain period of time be worth today?"
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html

Rulers - heads of state and heads of government of all countries and territories from 1700. Also includes religious leaders, recent foreign ministers and leaders of international organisations.
http://www.rulers.org

Bubl Humanities Links - catalogue of selected humanities resources on the web for history and other related subjects such as archaeology
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/hum.html

History Online - gateway to evaluated world historical web resources from the Institute of Historical Research aimed at academic users, but also useful for general public
http://www.history.ac.uk/ihr/Resources/index.html

Humbul Humanities Links - access to evaluated online resources for humanities, including history and archaeology, useful for students and the general public
http://www.humbul.ac.uk/

Oral History Society - advice about using oral history and links to other useful web sites
http://www.oralhistory.org.uk

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Ancient History
Ancient History  - Ancient Roman, Greek & Egyptian history
http://ancienthistory.about.com/

Ancient Greece 
http://www.ancientgreece.com/

Google directory - Ancient Greece
http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Ancient/Greece/

Roman Empire 
http://www.roman-empire.net/

Ancient Egypt - the British Museum’s Ancient Egypt website
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/

Ancient Egypt - website created by Egyptologist Jacque Kinnaer
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

National Geographic - National Geographic’s Ancient Egypt website
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/

Ancient India -- the British Museum - ancient India website
http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/

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Archaeology
Archaeolink.com - collection of annotated links to websites on archaeology, anthropology and ancient civilisations
http://www.archaeolink.com/

Archaeology Data Service (ADS) - part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service. Search the catalogue to find online resources for archaeological research
http://ahds.ac.uk/archaeology/index.htm

Council for British Archaeology - access the latest news on projects and archaeological issues along with briefings and reports, and details of archaeological societies and training opportunities. You can also look at the full text of CBA’s journals since 1995.
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/

Current Archaeology - includes careers and education information, directory of organisations and digs, and links to related web sites
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/

Rescue – British Archaeological Trust - a charitable organisation which seeks to promote archaeology’s interests in the UK. Useful for the latest news and links to other web sites.
http://www.rescue-archaeology.freeserve.co.uk

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Medieval History
Netserf - subject search engine
http://www.netserf.org/

Labryinth - subject search engine
http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/

Panix - medieval names archive
http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/

Spartacus 
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Medieval.htm

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Modern History
Cold War Site – Cold War International History Project
http://wwics.si.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=topics.home&topic_id=1409

Fordham – the text of original historical documents
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html

Early Modern History Web - for researchers, teachers and students of early modern history
http://www.earlymodernweb.org.uk/

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British History
National Archives - Public Record Office and Historical Manuscripts Commission website
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

Enrich UK - gateway to 150 lottery-funded web sites with cultural, historical and community resources from museums, libraries and galleries
http://www.enrichuk.net

View Finder - online pictures and stories from the National Monuments Record, the public archive of English Heritage. It contains about 30,000 historic photographs covering the whole of England  ranging in date from the 1840s to the present day illustrating the history of industrial age, social history, architecture and archaeology. They are free to view and you do not need to register. 
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/viewfinder

Britannia History - comprehensive coverage of British history
http://www.britannia.com/history/

BUBL British History Gateway
http://www.bubl.ac.uk/link/b/britishhistory-general.htm

History UK - huge directory of history related venues, organisations and experts in the UK with contact details 
http://www.history.uk.com/

Henge - British prehistoric monuments
http://www.henge.org.uk/

Hadrians Wall 
http://www.hadrians-wall.org/

Domesday Book - information about the Domesday Book
http://www.domesdaybook.net/domesday_homeframe.htm

Spartacus - Tudors 
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Tudors.htm

Tudor England - web site dedicated to the history of Tudor England. Articles and links to related web sites.
http://www.tudorhistory.org/

History Learning Site - Tudors
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Tudors.htm

History Learning Site - Stuarts
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Stuarts.htm

History - Focus on Victorians
http://www.history.ac.uk/ihr/Focus/Victorians/index.html

Victorian Web
http://www.victorianweb.org

Moving Here - website recording 200 years of Caribbean, Irish, Jewish and South Asian migration to England. It has over 130,00 items including audio recordings, photos, documents and personal stories.
http://www.movinghere.org.uk/

Learning Curve - geared to the History National Curriculum Keys Stages 2 -5
http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk

British Royalty - the official royal website
http://www.royal.gov.uk/

Peoples' History Museum - the history of working people in Britain
http://www.peopleshistorymuseum.org.uk/

Old Maps
http://www.old-maps.co.uk

British History Online - web site created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust, containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles such as Victorian County Histories
http://www.british-history.ac.uk

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British Asian & Black History
Black Presence
http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/

BBC History website - multicultural society website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/society_culture/multicultural/

Slave Data - 18^th & 19^th Century slave movement
http://dpls.dacc.wisc.edu/slavedata/

British Asian Oral History
http://historytalking.com

Casbah - a pilot web site for research resources relating to Caribbean Studies and the history of Black and Asian peoples in the UK.
http://www.casbah.ac.uk/index.html

Black Europeans - British Library Online Gallery
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/blackeuro/homepage.html

Caribbean Views - a virtual exhibition from the British Library on the history of the West Indies
http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/galleries/caribbeanviews/index.html

Extra Web Links for Black History Month 

BBC Africa Lives
http://www.bbc.co.uk/africalives/index.shtml
BBC Africa 2005
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcafrica/index.shtml

Two excellent sites hosted by the BBC which provide a wide range of information and also contain details about a range of different events taking place to celebrate African culture and history

The We Were There Exhibition - The Ministry of Defence's internet version of the 'We Were There' Exhibition. It is a tribute to the contribution  made by military and civilian personnel from what was then the British Empire and later the Commonwealth and whose descendants now form part of the richly diverse ethnic population in the United Kingdom.
http://www.mod.uk/wewerethere/

Connections Web Site - part of a project that documents the history and experiences of Asian, Black and Jewish people in modern Britain and the interaction between these groups
http://www.connections-exhibition.org

Channel 4 Black History Map - gateway to websites about black and Asian history across the British Isles. You can search for sites by location (via the map), time period (via the timeline) or subject (via the search facility).
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/B/blackhistorymap/

National Archives (Black Presence Exhibition) - exhibition providing sources for British Black and Asian History between 1550 and 1850
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/

The Indiaman Magazine - the only genealogical and history magazine in the world about the British in India and southern Asia from 1600 to the 20th century
http://www.indiaman.com

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Local History
Slough Library Local Studies Collection
http://www.sloughlibrary.org.uk/framesfolder/local_studies_collection.htm

Slough History Online - a developing web site maintained by Slough Libraries with articles and images on different aspects of the history of Slough and the Slough Observer 1883-1934.
http://www.sloughhistoryonline.org.uk

Slough Museum
http://www.sloughmuseum.co.uk

Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies - repository for church records in the Slough area and local records affecting Slough before 1974
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/archives

Berkshire Record Office - holds the archives for Slough Borough Council and local records for Slough from 1974. The web site provides useful links to other local history services,
http://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/

Surrey History Service
http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsite/sccwspages.nsf/LookupWebPagesByTITLE_RTF/Surrey+History+Service?opendocument

Berkshire Local History Association
http://blha.org.uk/

British Association for Local History - news and information about local history and useful links to other web resources for local history
http://www.balh.co.uk

Images of England - English Heritage project aiming to create a photographic record of every Listed building in England along with written descriptions. Also includes useful links.
http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk

Local History Magazine - guidance on how to start researching your local history, information about local history courses, contacts for local history groups and recommended web sites
http://www.local-history.co.uk

Historical Directories - old local and trade directories from 1750 to 1919 for England and Wales
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/

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Military History
Imperial War Museum - useful web site for military history from World War I to the current day. "Collections Online" allows you to search the catalogue of over 60,000 audio recordings, images and text records. You can also browse short essays on historical themes, which lead you to selected highlights from the collections. The Education section is also useful for students.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/

National Army Museum - history of the British Army from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century with good range of links to other related web sites
http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk/

World War I Archive - search the archive of primary documents for the First World War
http://www.hcu.ox.ac.uk/mirrors/www.lib.byu.edu:80/~rdh/wwi/index.html

Great War Society - British Living History Group provides a good range of links to web sites on the First World War
http://www.tgws.fsnet.co.uk/

World War II Archive - comprehensive chronological history of the Second World War
http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htm

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - soldiers in the Commonwealth Forces who died abroad in the two World Wars
http://www.cwgc.org

Britain’s Small Wars 1945-2001 - lots of information about military conflicts that British and Commonwealth troops have been involved in since 1945 and a good range of links to other sites
http://www.britains-smallwars.com/

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Biographies
Biography Center - a gateway to over 10,000 biographies in English on the web
http://www.biography-center.com/

Biographies of Scientists - biographies of scientists through all periods of scientific knowledge and related articles
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/

Find a Grave - database of photos and locations of people from around the world who have died with biographical entries
http://www.findagrave.com/

Nobel Prize Winners - biographies of all winners since 1901
http://www.nobel.se/

Heraldry and Coat of Arms
The College of Arms - repository of the registered grants and confirmations of arms in the British Commonwealth
http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk

Heraldry on the Internet - a gateway to heraldic resources on the web, including dictionaries and glossaries
http://digiserve.com/heraldry/

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Historic Buildings and Attractions
24 hour museum - award winning web site with guides to historic houses, museums, galleries and other heritage attractions. The "trails" are good in-depth articles about places to visit with photos and web links.
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk

British castles - a list of links to the web sites of most British castles and stately homes
http://www.castles.org/britain/

Cornucopia: Discovering UK Collections - information about UK museum collections by searching the database from Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
http://www.cornucopia.org.uk/

English Heritage - guide to English Heritage’s historic properties and gardens. You can also find out about Listed buildings and the National Monuments Record, the public archive of maps, reports, excavations, surveys and aerial photos of monuments in England.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk

National Trust - information about NT properties to visit
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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